McGee's+Bridge

    The undoubted twin highlights of the year under review were the official ceremonies to mark the opening of two major projects: the new Sorell Causeway Bridge - McGees Bridge. McGees         Bridge The $20 million McGees Bridge was the largest single infrastructure project funded by the State Government for more than 15 years. The new bridge was named as a tribute to Dr Rodney William McGee, ESM, who died after a long battle with cancer on 1 February 2002, aged 47. At the time of his death he was a senior engineer with the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources and recognised interstate and internationally for his expertise in bridge engineering. <span style="COLOR: #5cb2e6; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="COLOR: #68e3de; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="COLOR: #7edcf1; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">  The state government decided in the mid 19th century that if a crossing at Pitt Water <span style="COLOR: #2bc0c5; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="COLOR: #68e3de; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="COLOR: #7edcf1; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">  <span style="COLOR: #5cb2e6; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Could be made, It would reduce the time to Sorell. It was decided to build a causeway for two-thirds of the length of Pitt water and have a bridge complete the rest of the crossing. The bridge was given a 50 year life span. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2bc0c5; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="COLOR: #68e3de; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="COLOR: #7edcf1; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">  1000 meters (causeway) 460 meters (main bridge).


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====<span style="COLOR: #12edd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2ea896; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #f141d2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">1.When was the McGee's Bridge made? ==== ====<span style="COLOR: #12edd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2ea896; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #f141d2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">2.What year did the McGee's Bridge fall down? ==== ====<span style="COLOR: #12edd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2ea896; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #f141d2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">3.how old is the McGee's Bridge? ==== ====<span style="COLOR: #12edd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2ea896; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #f141d2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">4.When was the McGee's Bridge buit? ==== ====<span style="COLOR: #12edd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2ea896; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #f141d2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">5.When was the McGee's Bridge completed? ==== ====<span style="COLOR: #12edd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2ea896; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #f141d2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">6.How much did t cost to build the McGee's Bridge? ==== ====<span style="COLOR: #12edd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2ea896; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #f141d2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">7.Who died after after a long battle with cancer on Feb 1st 2002? ==== ====<span style="COLOR: #12edd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2ea896; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #f141d2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">8.Who was the McGee's Bridge named after? ==== ====<span style="COLOR: #12edd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2ea896; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #f141d2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">9.How long was the total length of the McGee's Bridge? ==== ====<span style="COLOR: #12edd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2ea896; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #f141d2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">            <span style="COLOR: #12edd4; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #2ea896; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #f141d2; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">         <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">   10.How long is the McGee's Bridge lifespan     ? ====